ABOUT CHARGEURS LUXURY MATERIALS

• Chargeurs was founded in 1872 in France as a shipping company and has had shifting interests over the decades, including a shareholding in British Satellite Broadcasting, the acquisition and later demerger of media giant Pathé, and even financing the production of the cult movie Showgirls.
• The Chargeurs Luxury Materials division is a global leader in luxury combed Merino Wool, sourced directly from farmers in Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Uruguay and the United States.
• The company launched two 100% sustainable and traceable wool brands in 2017: Organica Precious Fibre and Nativa Precious Fibre.
• Its Nativa Precious Fibre has been sold to over 20 brands, including VF Corp and Décathlon.
• In 2021, the overall Chargeurs group had revenues of EUR 736.6 million (USD 719 million) and attributable net profits of EUR 30.6 million (USD 29.8 million). The company is active in 90 countries with nearly 2,500 employees.
• Chargeurs has 16 R&D labs, with four of these dedicated to Chargeurs Luxury Materials. The whole group has a goal of achieving 100% sustainable products and services by 2030.
• The Gaïa Index ranks French companies on their CSR performance. In 2019, Chargeurs scored 77 out of 100 points, placing it 42nd out of the 230 Paris Stock Exchange-listed companies ranked. It scored 92 out of 100 for the environment pillar, and 100 out of 100 for its management of water, air, land and waste.